A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO BY THE MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMA

A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO BY THE MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMA
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Depicting a man dressed in robes with designs of futatsu-tomoe and floral mon, the details highlighted in gilt, standing holding a fan and a spear; signed in a gilt rectangular reserve Miyao; attached to a wood stand decorated in gold takamaki-e; the figure, 14.7cm, 18.5cm overall. (2)

Under its founder Miyao Eisuke, The Miyao Company of Yokohama became one of the most prolific workshops of the Meiji era, specialising in ornamental cast-bronze sculptures mainly for the export market.